Migrate from Archicad 17.
Image files saved in QuickTime formats are no longer supported in Archicad, to ensure compatibility for image files on both Windows and Mac.
Supported image formats are: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP. You can save and place image files only to/from these formats.
If you migrate an older project that contains unsupported figures or drawings:
1.Figures and embedded drawings from Archicad 17: these images are converted automatically into a supported image file format (e.g. png); no action is needed.
2.Linked drawings: The drawing content is not visible; their place in the project is an empty white box. The icons of these drawings are shown in red in Drawing Manager.
You should manually convert these files to a supported file format (e.g. PNG or JPG), then re-link them.
3.Image Files in the Embedded Library:
Any image files that are in unsupported formats are shown with the “unsupported file format” icon in the Library Manager. You should open and resave these files to a supported file format, and then Add these files to the Embedded Library.
If these image files are used in the project (e.g. in a Surface or Image Fill), then they are also listed in the Unsupported Objects folder of the Library Manager.
Converting image files
It is recommended to convert your QuickTime-format image files to either PNG or JPG format.
•If you convert a drawing to PNG format, you will not lose any data.
•If you convert a drawing to JPG, you will lose some data during the file compression process, but the file size will be smaller.